Israeli Dance Company Leads In Fight Against Bossy Ultra-Orthodox

The Kolben Dance Company’s Jerusalem studio has big plate-glass windows. The shades on those windows had been drawn for three years, due to threats of violence from ultra-Orthodox Jews offended by the sight of dancing females. Last month, the shades came up, in a move emblematic of a secular Israeli rebellion against religious coercion by an Orthodox minority.

Dusting Off Edward G. Robinson’s Only Play

“Edward G. Robinson’s professional accomplishments include roles in 100 motion pictures, scores of plays and exactly one writing credit, for Kibitzer. He helped steer that play to critical and commercial success when it ran on Broadway for 120 performances in early 1929.” A New York theater company has unearthed the script and given it public readings.